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Title: Mon., 11/3 David W. Cromer
Post by: magus on November 03, 2014, 08:30:30 AM

THEME:   last word of a movie title is a type of home
   
GOOD ONES:     
Nostalgic films…{& theme}   HOME MOVIES   
Rap session?   SÉANCE [oldie but goodie]   
   
BTW:   
ENERO no es bueno.   
   
   
RATING:    ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

Title: Re: Mon., 11/3 David W. Cromer
Post by: Thomps2525 on November 03, 2014, 05:08:57 PM

Today's puzzle contains five foreign words: ENERO, ERAT, ESPANA (minus the tilde), CCCP and TIAS. Six, if you want to count ULNA, which is the name of a bone but is also the Latin word for elbow.

The puzzle includes NERO, clued with "Fiddle-playing emperor." Nero fiddling while Rome burned is a misconception that will not die. Roman historian Tacitus, who lived during Nero's reign, noted that when the fire started in Rome in 64 C.E., Nero was 35 miles away in his villa at Antium. As soon as he was informed of the fire, he raced back to Rome and assisted in fighting the flames. The violin was not developed until 1500 years after his death.